Wall of reinforced spaced building blocks



April 27, 1954 H. E. WILSON 2,676,432

. WALL OF REINFORCED SPACED BUILDING BLOCKS Filed Jan. 2, 1951 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Howe E. Wilson INVENTOR.

April 27, 1954 H. E. WILSON WALL 0F REINFORCED SPACED BUILDING BLOCKSFiled Jan. 2, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 4.

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9 BY 21mm Patented Apr. 27, 1954 WALL F REINFORCED SPACED BUILDINGBLOCKS Howe E. Wilson, Washington, Ind.

Application January 2, 1951, Serial No. 203,845

3 Claims.

This invention comprises novel and useful improvements in a buildingblock interconnector and more specifically pertains to a device forrigidly reinforcing building block used in the construction of a wallmade up of several courses' An object of this invention is to provide abuilding block interconnectcr which may be easily applied while buildingthe wall and which will be manufactured, together with the buildingblocks,

in a precise manner.

vide a reinforcing means for interlocking the .building block of a wallconstruction which further provides a peripheral of the blocks.

Another object of this invention is to provide a means for constructinga hollow wall which 7 seal around each allows the mason or constructionworker to lay the blocks without an additional supporting means, thepresent invention enabling the blocks to stand of their own accord.

A final object of this invention is to provide a building blockinterconnector which is inexpensive to manufacture, simple and easy toconstruct and use, and highly eificientin operation.

These, together with various ancillary features and objects of theinvention, which will later become apparent as the following descriptionproceeds are attained by the present invention a pre ferred embodimentof which is illustrated, by way of example only, in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a vertical perspective view illustrating a hollow walltogether with the present invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a top plan view illustrating a portion of the instantinvention applied to a pair of building blocks; 1

Figure 3 is a vertical end view, taken along th plane of section line3,-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a vertical side view taken along the plane of section line44 of Figure 2;

Figure 5. is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of theinvention;

Figure 6 is a reduced top plan view illustrating a hollow wallconstruction having a partition extending therefrom and showing, inparticular, the method of attaching the framing or reinforcing membersof the present invention to a reinforcing member used in the partitionwall.

,rungs 42. of a metallic or similar rigid material sincetthe Figure 7 isa fragmentary perspective view illustrating the reinforcing members forthe par---v tition wall as seen in Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a furtherembodiment of the framing or reinforcing member as previouslyspecificall illustrated in Figure 5.

Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawings whereinlike numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, itwill be noted that the numeral I0 designates a double or hollow wallconstruction, each wall consisting of a plurality of courses, as l2, I4super-- posed one above the other, and supported by the foundation slabl6. Still more specifically, the courses consist of substantiallyrectangular building blocks l8, constructed of cement, stone, tile orother conventional building material.

The building block I 8 has a peripherally extending groove 20 whichincludes upper and lower grooves 22, 24 and left and right grooves 26,28, respectively, as seen in Figure 4.

The foundation block [6 is an elongated member preferably integrallycast and has a medially, longitudinally extending arcuate groove orgutter 30. At each of the upper outer surfaces of the block I6 is alongitudinally extending groove 3! similar in shape to the groove 20 ineach of the building blocks l8.

Comprising the interconnecting members are thetwo ladder-shaped frames32 and 34. The horizontal frame 32 consists of a pair of parallel sidepieces 36 being rigidly secured in such a relationship by means oflongitudinally spaced transversely disposed rung members 38. Thevertical frame 34 is similar to the frame 32 but of a much reduced sizedepending upon the particular application, and consists of side pieces40 and Both of these frames are preferably of horizontal frame 32 arethen preferably compressibly placed in the grooves 3|, as best seen inFigures 1 and 3, until the rungs 38 abut the block, thereby bridging thegutter all.

A pair of courses, as l2 and M, are then placed over the frame 32 bycompressibly fitting the lower grooves 24, of these blocks on thenowprojecting portions of the side pieces 36. Between adjacent blocks inthe same course, as M and 46, a frame, as 34, is emplaced having theside pieces 40 received in the left and right grooves 26 and 28 of thetwo blocks. The lower ends, as at 48.

of the vertical frame 34 embrace the horizontal frame 32, fitting on theoutside of the side piece 36.

In a manner similar to that already discussed, another section offraming 32 is compressibly placed in the upper groove, as 22, of thefirst course, as 50, having the side pieces 36 received betweenitheupper ends, as 52, of the frame 3451i: is believed that it will be quiteevident that the entire building wall may be constructed in theforegoing manner, adding an elongated section of ladder framing 32between-radjacentguppenand lower courses and adding a vertical section'of framing 34 between each of the adjacent. blocks in a single course.

At the point of interception between theiihorizontal and vertical frames32 and 34, respectively, the side pieces 36 and 48 may be welded orsimilarly secured whereby, in this manner, the entire 'wallis-rigi'dlyreinforced becoming, "so to speak an integral construction.Although believed quite evident, 'it sh0u1d"be. noted thatthe rungs '38ofthehorizontaltframe and'itherungs 42 of the :vertical frame. prevent:-lateral displacement between the two. walls thereby increasing :the

rigidity and reinforcement of the entire .con-

struetion.

F R'eferringanow to Figure .6, there. is illustrated the adaptation'ofthe present inventionato apartition wall ;54 havingembedded thereinabreinforcing member =56; T "I'hisreinforcing membenastseen in' Eigure7,:consists 'of an elongatedstrip of metal or similarrigidrmaterial,having struck-out portions' F53 at spaced "intervals therealong. Eachofthe struck-out portions 58 ispreferably foldable so that the purposes is'disposed at a right angular relationship relative to the'strip 56.Tofurtherenhance the reinforcing qualitieslof the-member" 56, thestruck-out portions are alternately folded in onev direction andthen-'infithe other. This reinforcing member-isadapted to? the presentinvention since 'the' struck-out portions58 may beeasilysecured-by-welding or the liketothe longitudinally-extending framemember (132, as seen-"in Figure 6 at the numeral'fiii.

The framing"membersfeither horizontal or vertical, '32 or M,respectively,-mayalternatively'be constructed in a manner such as thatillustrated in Figure 8. Accordingly, one of the side pieces '62 hassuitably spaced struck-out portions saromableat right angles relative tothe body of the side piece. The other side piece 55' is a'solidmembersimilar to thatshown in the previous embodiment and acts as a solidmember to which the foldable struck-cut portion-fi lmay be connected, as"seen Fromthe foregoing; the construction and=operation oftheinventiomtogether with'its many advantages will 'bereadily apparent, andfurther explanation is believed-to beunnecessary. However,

(since numerous modifications and "changes will zontal grooves in theirupper and lower edges and vertical grooves in their end edges, alongitudinal sealing and reinforcing bar partially received in the uppergrooves of the blocks of each course, and also partially received in thelower grooves of an adjacent upper course, whereby adjacent courses ofeach wall will be interconnected, cross-bars permanently fixed to andjoiningithe sealing and reinforcing bars of one wall to'the sealing andreinforcing bars of the other wall, a vertical reinforcing and sealingbar in adjacent vertical vgrooves of adjacent--blocks of each course,said vertical bars having ends overlapping and terminating against theouter faces of the longitudi nal bars received in the upper and lowergrooves in the blocks whose vertical grooves receive the vertical bars,and additional cross-bars terminally secured to the vertical ,bars ofeach wall and retaining the vertical bars parallel to each other and thevertical end edges of 'adj'a'centblocksof'each coursespac'ed apart.

' 2. A building structure comprisingfirst-fland second spaced parallelvertical walls each composed of horizontally extending coursesgofsubstantially rectangularbuilding blocks; each" of said blocks havinghorizontal grooves intheir upperandloweredges and vertical groovesintheir end'edges, a first horizontally disposed'strip 8X- tendingthroughout the length'of a course-of 'said first wall andhaving a loweredge received in' the upper groove in each block "of thecourse of saidfirst wall',-said strip also including an upper "edge received in thelower groove in'ea'ch blo'ckofthe course immediately abcvethe course 'ofsaid" first wall receiving the lower edge ofsaidstrip, asecondhorizontal strip having alower-edge received in the upper groove of eachblock" of a course of blocks ofsaid second-wall and' having an upperedge received in'the lower groove-of each blocki'of a course of .saidsecond wall immediately 'above the .course of said second strip,horizontal crossbars terminally fixed .to the inner faces: 'of saidfirst'andsecond strips'and resting upon.the;upper edges. of the coursesofsaid wjalls Whose blocks're- 7 ceive the lower edges of said strips,vertical" strips References; Cited in the: file of this: patent UNITEDSTATES PATENTS Number Name Date 127,848 Collin June 511,418.72 $904,588Wightman :Nov:24f,:1908 1,280,864 Sawyer -Qct. 8;:1918 1,673,118Lawrence tJune 12,-.1 928 1,882,432 Lemerond Qct:.:11;:1932 2290,7 16Gray July 21,1942

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Sweden 1 not 1939

